The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
ALL SORTS.

New York city has $4,000 landlords who
collect slo,ooo,o co rent.
New engines and the removal of the pad
dies are expected to give the Great Eastern a
speed of twenty knots.
To the record of great physical exploits
must be added that of Il man in Texas who
sucked two dozen eggs at n sitting.
A man in Pennsylvania bought n pair Of
white rabbits Il year ago. IIenow has seventy
rabbits, the offspring of the original pair.
During a recent shower ut Rockport, Ind,
$40 live catfish from $ to s inches long fell to
the ground. They were gathered and many
of them eaten.
a West Newbury farmer recently sent two
tons of cabbages to q Boston commission
house, and after the freight, commission and
storage had been deducted he had only 96
cents left.
1t is estimated that 100000 of umbrellas
are made in this country annually. The
number imported is not stated. There is
hardly any article VIC use that we don't get
somewhat attached to, but an umbrella rarely
stays long enough to enter into this category.
Probably the smallest baby in the world
was born at Utica, Ind, lately, to Mr.. and
Mrs. e. Raymond Ferguson. 1t weighs only
one pound, and its arms are three and it's legs
four inches i lcngth. 1t is healthy and thriv-
ing. The parents weigh more than $50
pounds each and are in excellent health.
Professor Proctor, in his new book OIL
"Clance md Luck" undertakes to tell tho
CHARGES of getting heads or tails in tossing a
penny. If you toss an hour heads will not
exceed tails, or tails heads, in q greater ratio
than 81 to 80. If you toss for a day the III
equality will not be greater than 101 to 100.
If Alaska wero admitted to the Union to-
day, there would be a sensation i'll Washing
ton society when the prominent citizens came
to the capital. At n recent brilliant social
event i'll Siwash town, Mayor Kow-wee set
the style by appearing ina beaver hat, q mill
tary dress coat, flour sack pantaloons and
rubber boots.
MIR. Sam Bass, of Ward, Ark, thinks that
he has a small fortune in n colt recently
foaled on his farm, without any fore legs.
Otherwise the little follow is perfect, and MIR.
Bass thinks that he will soon begin to walk
on his two legs like any other biped. Already
the owner has taken many quarters for a
sight at the colt, anu has refused 800 for him.
The telegraph line built by the French in
Tonquin having recently failed to work, it
was found, upon investigation, that the chief
of one of the native villages had appropri-
ated a quantity of the wire to his own use,
and replaced it with q cord of vegetable fiber,
He was very much surprised when Informed
of the damage he had done, and had no idea
but that he had made "a fair exchange and
no robbery"
The results Of a day at Monte Carlo to the
Moprietors of the casino and the principality
of Monaco aro testified i'll the boxes, weighted
with gold, carried away before the very eyes
of the losers. 1t is said that each table wins
from +e1,5OO to $4,000 a day, which shows q
gross gain from the eight tables of from
El2,0 600 to 100000. These suns must be
multiplied by SOS to show tho probable
yearly income.
A ball was given by deaf mutcs in Balti
more lately. The Baltimore American
says it was a curious affair. They danced
very well and generally kept time with the
music. Waiting CAV them more trouble
than the square dances, though some showed
themselves to be expert and graceful in the
may whirl. a little girl danced the Fisher
hornpipe, which was unexpected, and severa
couples arose and danced a slow waltz to tho
lively music of n %hornpipe.
According to the annual report of the di
rector of tho mint, which has been trans
mitted to congress, it appears the production
Of gold during 1856 exceeded that of any
previous year since 1880, and almost cqual
the production of that year. This amounted
to s35,0oo,ooO in 1856 against s3l SOC, 900 il
1855, an increase of s3,00O,0O0. The produc
ton of silver. as nearly as can be ascertained
was s49,Sa5 $50. The amount of gold bullion
imported into the United States was SIT,
941, 5lS. and the exports S27. SG2. G37.